WOSU News Staff

Police shot and killed Noel Hernandez, 35, in June 2024 after police said they charged him with an edged weapon.

Parents and students filed suit against Ohio State University after mold and mushrooms were discovered in the Lawrence Tower residence hall last year.

The German Village Society has sued the city of Columbus for removing historic brick sidewalks and sandstone curbs without needed certificates of appropriateness in the historic neighborhood.

Adam Coy was convicted in Nov. 2024 of shooting and killing Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, in Dec. 2020. In July, Coy was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.

Ayers Ratliff, 48, also faces charges of gross sexual imposition and abduction. The Marion County prosecutor says the alleged victim is 13 years old.

Columbus State Community College and the YMCA of Central Ohio are planning to bring a $38 million YMCA facility to Columbus State's downtown campus.

In transcripts released Friday of far-ranging U.S. Department of Justice interviews from July, Ghislaine Maxwell discusses Jeffrey Epstein's friendship and business relationship with New Albany billionaire Les Wexner.

Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb has been charged with murder in the Aug. 2023 shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, 21, in a Kroger store parking lot.

Gee, 81, said current Ohio State President Ted Carter asked him to return. Gee will hold residencies at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, the Moritz College of Law and the Chase Center.

Kenny McDonald joined the Columbus Partnership in 2010 to build Columbus 2020, which became One Columbus.